that’s my dad he’s cool he was called Tuffy the window cleaner it cleaned
Tuffy the window cleaner it cleaned
Tuffy the window cleaner it cleaned windows around here for over 35 years so
windows around here for over 35 years so
windows around here for over 35 years so if any of you from this area you know
if any of you from this area you know
if any of you from this area you know probably knew him he did all the terrace
probably knew him he did all the terrace
probably knew him he did all the terrace houses from here right down to spit a
houses from here right down to spit a
houses from here right down to spit a little the shops on spit a little etc
little the shops on spit a little etc
little the shops on spit a little etc but he always knew he was a clever bloke
but he always knew he was a clever bloke
but he always knew he was a clever bloke he didn’t really want to be a windy
he didn’t really want to be a windy
he didn’t really want to be a windy cleaner well he was at school in North
cleaner well he was at school in North
cleaner well he was at school in North Wales
Wales
Wales he knew that he thought it was as clever
he knew that he thought it was as clever
he knew that he thought it was as clever as a bloke allowed that went on to be a
as a bloke allowed that went on to be a
as a bloke allowed that went on to be a doctor so we always had it in his head
doctor so we always had it in his head
doctor so we always had it in his head that he should have been a doctor but
that he should have been a doctor but
that he should have been a doctor but you had to leave school at 14 because he
you had to leave school at 14 because he
you had to leave school at 14 because he was his family too poor and he ended up
was his family too poor and he ended up
was his family too poor and he ended up coming to Sheffield and when the
coming to Sheffield and when the
coming to Sheffield and when the cleaning but he really wanted was to do
cleaning but he really wanted was to do
cleaning but he really wanted was to do well to do better than he’d done so he
well to do better than he’d done so he
well to do better than he’d done so he he had seven kids and he worked really
he had seven kids and he worked really
he had seven kids and he worked really hard to get as all at university for
hard to get as all at university for
hard to get as all at university for four of us did actually get to
four of us did actually get to
four of us did actually get to university so that’s quite epic really
university so that’s quite epic really
university so that’s quite epic really before he died he did tell me that he
before he died he did tell me that he
before he died he did tell me that he was proud that he managed to drink and
was proud that he managed to drink and
was proud that he managed to drink and smoke for 65 years and not seriously and
smoke for 65 years and not seriously and
smoke for 65 years and not seriously and nothing had finished him off and we
nothing had finished him off and we
nothing had finished him off and we reckon it’s because the window cleaning
reckon it’s because the window cleaning
reckon it’s because the window cleaning kept him so fair
kept him so fair
kept him so fair meanwhile my mum the long-suffering she
meanwhile my mum the long-suffering she
meanwhile my mum the long-suffering she had the seven kids and she she also
had the seven kids and she she also
had the seven kids and she she also wanted something better first she didn’t
wanted something better first she didn’t
wanted something better first she didn’t really want to be married to a window
really want to be married to a window
really want to be married to a window cleaner so when we were going to school
cleaner so when we were going to school
cleaner so when we were going to school we will we were picking up the local
we will we were picking up the local
we will we were picking up the local dialect bringing it home but she didn’t
dialect bringing it home but she didn’t
dialect bringing it home but she didn’t like his speaking it so we weren’t
like his speaking it so we weren’t
like his speaking it so we weren’t allowed to talk it but me and me tuna
allowed to talk it but me and me tuna
allowed to talk it but me and me tuna brothers rebelled against and carried on
brothers rebelled against and carried on
brothers rebelled against and carried on talking it so that’s where it comes from
talking it so that’s where it comes from
talking it so that’s where it comes from so as far as I can tell fuel dialect
so as far as I can tell fuel dialect
so as far as I can tell fuel dialect it’s a really old language and there’s
it’s a really old language and there’s
it’s a really old language and there’s no wrong way in so I’m going to go
no wrong way in so I’m going to go
no wrong way in so I’m going to go through a little bit about different
through a little bit about different
through a little bit about different words and stuff dialect is really about
words and stuff dialect is really about
words and stuff dialect is really about different words that are used but it’s
it’s also about accent as well so you
it’s also about accent as well so you know things like class grass brass you
know things like class grass brass you
know things like class grass brass you won’t get me same the longer versions of
won’t get me same the longer versions of
won’t get me same the longer versions of those words
those words
those words but it’s also was like words of ending
but it’s also was like words of ending
but it’s also was like words of ending all like door floor
all like door floor
all like door floor I said who were doing things like that
I said who were doing things like that
I said who were doing things like that so if you actually frump it’s more you
so if you actually frump it’s more you
so if you actually frump it’s more you pronounce it pips more not pips more
pronounce it pips more not pips more
pronounce it pips more not pips more it’s more so another word that we use a
it’s more so another word that we use a
it’s more so another word that we use a lot I use a now sound is always aa so if
lot I use a now sound is always aa so if
lot I use a now sound is always aa so if I can get it right so now house is man
I can get it right so now house is man
I can get it right so now house is man out so we did use to what I’m your
out so we did use to what I’m your
out so we did use to what I’m your mother up my say let’s get out and it’s
mother up my say let’s get out and it’s
mother up my say let’s get out and it’s to be a little bit me and the other
to be a little bit me and the other
to be a little bit me and the other common use of languages we don’t really
common use of languages we don’t really
common use of languages we don’t really use the word there and if you see
use the word there and if you see
use the word there and if you see there’s a sketch by Michael McIntyre
there’s a sketch by Michael McIntyre
there’s a sketch by Michael McIntyre that’s really funny
that’s really funny
that’s really funny and he takes the maquette Yorkshire
and he takes the maquette Yorkshire
and he takes the maquette Yorkshire people for not using the word there but
people for not using the word there but
people for not using the word there but you get it kind of says it wrong the way
you get it kind of says it wrong the way
you get it kind of says it wrong the way that we say it is you don’t really
that we say it is you don’t really
that we say it is you don’t really pronounce the tert at all you add it to
pronounce the tert at all you add it to
pronounce the tert at all you add it to the the word before so if I if I was to
the the word before so if I if I was to
the the word before so if I if I was to say get in the bath
say get in the bath
say get in the bath you don’t actually say that you said get
you don’t actually say that you said get
you don’t actually say that you said get in bath so it becomes shorter you know
in bath so it becomes shorter you know
in bath so it becomes shorter you know back of the net
back of the net
back of the net it becomes back at net so everything
it becomes back at net so everything
it becomes back at net so everything gets condensed is so much more
gets condensed is so much more
gets condensed is so much more succinctly to talk now in dialect when I
succinctly to talk now in dialect when I
succinctly to talk now in dialect when I first saw the word gives it written down
first saw the word gives it written down
first saw the word gives it written down I knew exactly what it meant it meant
I knew exactly what it meant it meant
I knew exactly what it meant it meant use it but what actually stands for is
use it but what actually stands for is
use it but what actually stands for is give it to me it’s too short word
give it to me it’s too short word
give it to me it’s too short word version of saying give it to me and it’s
version of saying give it to me and it’s
version of saying give it to me and it’s again it’s just kind of like condensed
again it’s just kind of like condensed
again it’s just kind of like condensed likewise ghee or which obviously makes
likewise ghee or which obviously makes
likewise ghee or which obviously makes you sound like a donkey is actually it’s
you sound like a donkey is actually it’s
you sound like a donkey is actually it’s just short for give over stop it so
just short for give over stop it so
just short for give over stop it so usually people do say like you’re gonna
usually people do say like you’re gonna
usually people do say like you’re gonna I’ll sit it now to be fair I don’t I
I’ll sit it now to be fair I don’t I
I’ll sit it now to be fair I don’t I don’t say that but I do know people that
don’t say that but I do know people that
don’t say that but I do know people that do say I’ll City and obviously it means
do say I’ll City and obviously it means
do say I’ll City and obviously it means I’ll see you Andales often said as a so
I’ll see you Andales often said as a so
I’ll see you Andales often said as a so and I like that we still say that we saw
and I like that we still say that we saw
and I like that we still say that we saw say I’ll see you later it’s kind of it’s
say I’ll see you later it’s kind of it’s
say I’ll see you later it’s kind of it’s still around but it’s I’ll see they
still around but it’s I’ll see they
still around but it’s I’ll see they rate is right I mean I spell it right
rate is right I mean I spell it right
rate is right I mean I spell it right but right it’s also like night becomes
but right it’s also like night becomes
but right it’s also like night becomes Nate fight is fate so it’s fight night
Nate fight is fate so it’s fight night
Nate fight is fate so it’s fight night becomes fete night but also people
becomes fete night but also people
becomes fete night but also people pronounce night need as neat so we’ll
pronounce night need as neat so we’ll
pronounce night need as neat so we’ll say are they going to neat and I don’t
say are they going to neat and I don’t
say are they going to neat and I don’t know where that’s come from but we said
know where that’s come from but we said
know where that’s come from but we said that as well words instead of you
that as well words instead of you
that as well words instead of you so there’s invite this end that is
so there’s invite this end that is
so there’s invite this end that is really ancient now are we saying the
really ancient now are we saying the
really ancient now are we saying the word that’s for years which means you
word that’s for years which means you
word that’s for years which means you have and I didn’t realize all this time
have and I didn’t realize all this time
have and I didn’t realize all this time till I was doing this sort is that it’s
till I was doing this sort is that it’s
till I was doing this sort is that it’s actually short for thou hast so it’s a
actually short for thou hast so it’s a
actually short for thou hast so it’s a shortened version of thou hast it’s
shortened version of thou hast it’s
shortened version of thou hast it’s really quite ancient like why the thou
really quite ancient like why the thou
really quite ancient like why the thou your you always actually a pure version
your you always actually a pure version
your you always actually a pure version of the word you which would actually
of the word you which would actually
of the word you which would actually we’ve lost in modern English but it’s
we’ve lost in modern English but it’s
we’ve lost in modern English but it’s still a part of old Sheffield language
still a part of old Sheffield language
still a part of old Sheffield language and also what isn’t on there is the word
and also what isn’t on there is the word
and also what isn’t on there is the word master the word master the first
master the word master the first
master the word master the first recorded time it was was it came from
recorded time it was was it came from
recorded time it was was it came from 1200 the word mister didn’t come through
1200 the word mister didn’t come through
1200 the word mister didn’t come through for another two hundred years so it’s
for another two hundred years so it’s
for another two hundred years so it’s kind of like you know the little masters
kind of like you know the little masters
kind of like you know the little masters is quite an ancient thing another phrase
is quite an ancient thing another phrase
is quite an ancient thing another phrase we can have if we can have the other
we can have if we can have the other
we can have if we can have the other slide up is old for now now everybody
slide up is old for now now everybody
slide up is old for now now everybody knows today folks always want old for
knows today folks always want old for
knows today folks always want old for gnome and it means anything for nothing
gnome and it means anything for nothing
gnome and it means anything for nothing now I could understand not coming from
now I could understand not coming from
now I could understand not coming from naught you know the background to that
naught you know the background to that
naught you know the background to that is naught but or out oh is it comes from
is naught but or out oh is it comes from
is naught but or out oh is it comes from a word or with an A so it’s like naught
a word or with an A so it’s like naught
a word or with an A so it’s like naught without the animal from that’s an old
without the animal from that’s an old
without the animal from that’s an old word in itself but alt for now is our
word in itself but alt for now is our
word in itself but alt for now is our version of saying that and the other
version of saying that and the other
version of saying that and the other thing about that I’ve never really heard
thing about that I’ve never really heard
thing about that I’ve never really heard anybody outside of Sheffield pronounce
anybody outside of Sheffield pronounce
anybody outside of Sheffield pronounce it like we do properly alt for Nolt the
it like we do properly alt for Nolt the
it like we do properly alt for Nolt the use
use
use pronounce it out for nowt to rhyme with
pronounce it out for nowt to rhyme with
pronounce it out for nowt to rhyme with trout but that really gets up my nose
the other thing is we tend to shorten
the other thing is we tend to shorten words words words I’ve got two or three
words words words I’ve got two or three
words words words I’ve got two or three syllables
syllables
syllables we just shorten them so isn’t it becomes
we just shorten them so isn’t it becomes
we just shorten them so isn’t it becomes in it doesn’t it becomes done it
in it doesn’t it becomes done it
in it doesn’t it becomes done it wouldn’t it wouldn’t it wouldn’t it no
wouldn’t it wouldn’t it wouldn’t it no
wouldn’t it wouldn’t it wouldn’t it no it’s one it just one it all of that lot
it’s one it just one it all of that lot
it’s one it just one it all of that lot honey shouldn’t and couldn’t is the C
honey shouldn’t and couldn’t is the C
honey shouldn’t and couldn’t is the C word it is so I couldn’t say it because
word it is so I couldn’t say it because
word it is so I couldn’t say it because it’s a swear word but I can say it
it’s a swear word but I can say it
it’s a swear word but I can say it because it’s not a swear word in context
because it’s not a swear word in context
because it’s not a swear word in context in the right context it’s right so
in the right context it’s right so
in the right context it’s right so anyway getting on to my favorite C word
anyway getting on to my favorite C word
anyway getting on to my favorite C word is chalk that basically means you’re a
is chalk that basically means you’re a
is chalk that basically means you’re a bit of a baguette if they’re in the room
bit of a baguette if they’re in the room
bit of a baguette if they’re in the room it’s about them it’s their opinions are
it’s about them it’s their opinions are
it’s about them it’s their opinions are the most important ones everybody knows
the most important ones everybody knows
the most important ones everybody knows a trough not to be fair it has to refer
a trough not to be fair it has to refer
a trough not to be fair it has to refer to men I’m sorry about that I think if
to men I’m sorry about that I think if
to men I’m sorry about that I think if you’re a female shelf you’re you’re a
you’re a female shelf you’re you’re a
you’re a female shelf you’re you’re a bit of a cow but it’s you know just how
bit of a cow but it’s you know just how
bit of a cow but it’s you know just how it is
it is
it is chuffed however it means very pleased
chuffed however it means very pleased
chuffed however it means very pleased and we think that comes from the French
and we think that comes from the French
and we think that comes from the French chef which means to warm to be warmer
chef which means to warm to be warmer
chef which means to warm to be warmer apparently a chauffeur comes from the
apparently a chauffeur comes from the
apparently a chauffeur comes from the person not a driver but the person that
person not a driver but the person that
person not a driver but the person that actually warms the seat before everybody
actually warms the seat before everybody
actually warms the seat before everybody gets in the carriage so and likewise
gets in the carriage so and likewise
gets in the carriage so and likewise there’s chuffing you basically use it
there’s chuffing you basically use it
there’s chuffing you basically use it instead of the F word so it’s chuffy now
instead of the F word so it’s chuffy now
instead of the F word so it’s chuffy now Jeff you know what something there so
Jeff you know what something there so
Jeff you know what something there so Joffrey is a very versatile word and I
Joffrey is a very versatile word and I
Joffrey is a very versatile word and I do use it probably more than I should
do use it probably more than I should
do use it probably more than I should actually so I think just to finish I
actually so I think just to finish I
actually so I think just to finish I just think that the language is is very
just think that the language is is very
just think that the language is is very old it’s at least 800 years old and I’m
old it’s at least 800 years old and I’m
old it’s at least 800 years old and I’m proud that I can speak it usually to
proud that I can speak it usually to
proud that I can speak it usually to somebody you know when when they’re
somebody you know when when they’re
somebody you know when when they’re speaking as well but it is a language
speaking as well but it is a language
speaking as well but it is a language and it binds us together in hardship in
and it binds us together in hardship in
and it binds us together in hardship in defiance and pride and humor
defiance and pride and humor
defiance and pride and humor we like having a laugh about it so I’ll
we like having a laugh about it so I’ll
we like having a laugh about it so I’ll leave it there thank you
leave it there thank you
leave it there thank you [Applause]
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